Catalogue of Brand Material.
71
An egg laid on, brings luck to poultry -----
An egg laid on, extinguishes fire -
An e^^ laid on, lucky, especially to gamesters . - . -
Rooks do not build on
Pigs cannot die on - - -
Persons born on, cannot be frightened - - - -
Persons born on, will know a murderer on seeing one
Courting on, unlucky - - -
Visions of future husbands procur- able ------
Game-laws supposed to be in abeyance - - - - -
Silver offered on, made into ring, cures fits - - - - -
Sewing done on, will never come undone - - - - -
Bread baked on, never becomes mouldy
( " if properly made") ,, ,, will cure any ail-
ment
LOCALITY.
South Northants. Devon (P.H. Ditclifield).
(Tylor).
Cheshire, Staffs. Devon (Torrington).
Lines.
Sheftield.
Lanes, (some parts).
Derbyshire.
Lincolnshire.
Staffs.
Salop.
General.
Suffolk.
Dorset, Cornwall, Mon- mouth, Sussex.
(if it fails, all else
is useless)
West Wore.
will cure internal
troubles -
Glos. (St.Briavel's
),Worc
will cure diarrhoea
Devon, Notts.,
Salop,
Suffolk, Yorks.
Wore,
and General.
will cure whoop-
ing-cough
Kent.
prevents whoop-
ing-cough
Lanes.
cures cattle also -
Cornwall.
as a poultice is
good for wens -
Hereford.
as a talisman pre-
vents shipwreck
Sunderland.
as a talisman
makes other
bread keep
Dorset.
